Come down to the seashore and there I'll be waiting

[sovay]

I cannot imagine that anyone on my friendlist does not already have a subscription to greygirlbeast's Sirenia Digest, but should this be the strange case, you might want to consider picking one up: this month's issue will contain her story "Fish Bride" (with illustration by Vince Locke, which I am dying to see), the detailed synopsis for a never-written X-Files novel by her and docbrite, and my poem "A Hundred Years on the Eastern Shore." This last was written for greygirlbeast on her birthday and we can all be thankful it contains no sparkly vampires. And there you and I can take all our sleep . . .

Comments

[handful-ofdust.livejournal.com]

Man, I wish I had good credit! Because no, I don't have a subscription, but this does indeed sound amazing.

[sovay]

Because no, I don't have a subscription, but this does indeed sound amazing.

It's only $10 . . .

[mroctober.livejournal.com]

Actually, I dislike her style. Ugh.

[sovay]

Actually, I dislike her style.

What about it doesn't work for you?

[mroctober.livejournal.com]

I find Caitlin overwritten and meandering. It's either ultra-purple or boring.

[greygirlbeast.livejournal.com]

While acknowledging that we're all entitled to our respective opinions, and the free expression thereof, I just have to ask: Did it even occur to you that I might read Sonya's LJ?

[handful-ofdust.livejournal.com]

Via PayPal. Which comes out of our credit card. Which just had a hold put on it. Trust me, it's complicated.;)

[sovay]

It's either ultra-purple or boring.

I find her to be neither of these things; she is one of my favorite prose stylists working at the moment. The other half of this sentence is that she's a friend of mine. I do not expect as a reader to persuade you out of your opinion, but I do consider the language in which it's expressed a little unnecessary.

[sovay]

Trust me, it's complicated.

Understood. I'm sorry. Better luck next month.

[handful-ofdust.livejournal.com]

Hopefully! I mean, Steve's new job, and all. Today I caught myself thinking: Hey, I could buy new clothes.

[mroctober.livejournal.com]

It did. But that should not keep me from voicing an opinion that was requested.

[mroctober.livejournal.com]

You asked my opinion. It was obvious that I did not share your enthusiasm. I think it's odd that you wanted to know more and then are bothered that I did so.

[sovay]

I think it's odd that you wanted to know more and then are bothered that I did so.

You may be right; since you expressed your initial dislike with a sound effect, I probably should not have asked for clarification. But it is possible to discuss an author's style non-combatively.